The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-20

Saturday last. Dir. Cox Is a gentleman
of standing and we commend him, as
such, to the favor of the craft wherever
he may chance to be.
Elizabeth Bateman, daughter of
Thomas Long, can get valuable infor-
nation leading to the possession of GER
tain money, due her, by applying at once
to this office or addressing a. J. Bate
man, Esq, Edenton. n. G. Apply at
once.
The printers on the Albemarle En-
quirer struck Thursday evening last
Cause assigned was uon-pavment. They
were all Union men, The editor of that
paper is now running the same with two
white lads and two bows of color. How
they IL manage it remains to be seen.
! DR.. Nowitzky is attending all the
courts dispensing Indian Tea and other
medicines of his own manufacture. He
is not afraid to come again aud again,
for what he saws can be relied on. His
book, Norfolk, the Marine Metropolis
of Va. and the sound and River Cities of
n c.. will soon be out.-Falcon.
| The trade on Saturday was unusually
/ large. This is due to the fact that men
can sell at home everything they raise
for good prices and purchase any class
of gOoGs as cheap in our town as in any
wholesale market in the country. Buy
where you will and your bills can be
duplicated right al your own doors.
81 want to thank you writes a
Young man to r. F. Johnson s. Co..
Richmand, Va, "for placing me in a
position by which l am enabled 20 make
| 7 Il 4
This is but a sample extract of the many
hundred of similar letters received by
the above firm. See their advertisement
in another column.
Sheriff Winslow of Perquimons and
Robert White, EsI., We're in our city
Monday. They report the condition of
the trial docket. for the coming term of
| Perq quimOns Superior Court. as small
and comparatively uniinportant. Peo-
pie Of Perquimons. like those of ChowaGn,
are too busy in matters OF business to
| get in trOuhle--tO get in the courts.
Ihave on hand a 6 II. P. "FcIipse''
Engine. on slls. one 80 Saw 'sCenten-
mai Cotton GIN. Feedsr 3" Cenda,r E.,
nd one = Bal Cotton p. z,3. ts.t. g; .
all in first class running order and rea i J
for use. Price for whole outfit 5000,
! delivered at Plymouth, N. c. Time
given if desired n part Of purchase
money. Address /. A. PERRY. Ply
| mouth. n. &. If.
Chapter f99 laws of North Carolina,
makes it unlawful to buy seed cotton III
quantity less than is usually baled eX
cept the p lrchaser keep a record Of t! e
cotton received, the price paid, the
name of the person or persons from
whom purchased and have the record so
! kept as to be open at all times for public
| inspection. Any violation Of the law is
made q misdemeanor punishable by fine
not exceeding $50 or imprisonment not
exceeding 80 days.
We are pieased to add the na'~2n of Mr..
JOS. A. Perry to the list of cotton bu ers
in Edenton. We are glad to puo 81 the
fact that farmers can command Tor
their cotton the highest cash pii"cI + &ht
at their own doors and thus save for
themselves freig hts, charges OF sale,
drayage, storage. brokerage and ;ch
like charges which ara usually occurred
when shipped away ard soil frOo7 no ne.
Let the farmers encOIraga these home
cotton buyers ana thus make fo~ them-
selves a CON- .2ient local market for the
sale of all their products. Mr.. Perry
buys peas as we'll as cotton.